Barton MacLane

Barton MacLane

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1902-12-25
Deathday: 1969-01-01 (66 years old)

Biography

Barton MacLane graduated from Wesleyan University, where he displayed a notable aptitude for sports, in particular football and basketball. Not surprisingly, his physical prowess led to an early role in The Quarterback (1926) with Richard Dix. MacLane once commented that, as an actor, he needed to have the physical strength to tear the bad guys "from limb to limb", if necessary. Ironically, it was usually Barton himself who was destined to be at the end of a hiding (when not getting shot, instead), typically as snarling henchmen, outlaws and other assorted dubious or abrasive types throughout most of his 40-year acting career. In fact, Barton became so typecast that his name was for a time used proverbially, to generally describe a shouting, hard-nosed ruffian.


After training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, MacLane joined a stock company in Brooklyn. In 1927 he had his first part on Broadway, a brief moment as an assistant district attorney, in the melodrama "The Trial of Mary Dugan". He then played a small featured role as a police officer in "Subway Express" (1929-30), a drama enacted in the interior of a subway car. In mid-1932 MacLane tried his hand at writing his own starring vehicle for the stage, entitled "Rendezvous". While the play closed after just 21 performances, it led to a contract with Warner Brothers.


Barton had already appeared in bit roles for Paramount at their Astoria Studios, including The Marx Brothers' debut film The Cocoanuts (1929). He portrayed mobster Brad Collins in 'G' Men (1935) (with James Cagney), which set the tone for most of his future assignments. Brawny, with squinty eyes and a rasping voice, MacLane was the ideal surly tough guy, particularly suitable for westerns and the type of films noir Warner Brothers excelled at. He was often cast as cops, be they bent or honest. Some of his most representative performances include gangster Al Kruger in Bullets or Ballots (1936), which won him some of the best critical notices of his career; outlaw Jack Slade in Western Union (1941); crooked construction boss Pat McCormick, who gets beaten up by Humphrey Bogart and Tim Holt over past-due wages in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948); hard-nosed cops Detective Dundy in The Maltese Falcon (1941) and Lt. Reece in Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950). MacLane, on loan to Universal, also had a starring role in Prison Break (1938) as an innocent tuna fisherman who is framed for murder. He was prominent as a tough but sympathetic cop, foil to sleuthing girl reporter Glenda Farrell in the "Torchy Blaine" series of the mid- to late 1930s. In the 1960s Barton began to cultivate a good-guy image as Marshal Frank Caine in the NBC western series Outlaws (1960) as well as showing up in a small recurring role as Air Force Gen. Martin Peterson in I Dream of Jeannie (1965).


Barton was married to the actress Charlotte Wynters, who appeared with him in six of his films. When not on the set, the couple spent time on their 2000-acre cattle ranch in Madera County, California.


For his work in television, Barton has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Filmography

all 176

Movies 156

TV Shows 20

self 6

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
It's Showtime

It's Showtime (1976)

Movie
Dr. H. 'Doc' Raymond
Buckskin

Buckskin (1968)

Movie
General Martin Peterson
I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie (1965)

TV
6.11
James Fenimore Fell
Town Tamer

Town Tamer (1965)

Movie
Marshal Frank Caine
Outlaws

Outlaws (1960)

TV
General Fowler
Black Saddle

Black Saddle (1959)

TV
Francis J. Brannigan
Girl on the Run

Girl on the Run (1958)

Movie
Senator Harriman Baylor / Sheriff Eugene Norris / Archer Osmond / Harold Minter
Perry Mason

Perry Mason (1957)

TV
4.33
Det. Lt. Dan Coster
The Man Is Armed

The Man Is Armed (1956)

Movie
Sgt. George Lake
Backlash

Backlash (1956)

Movie
Steve Bailey
Jaguar

Jaguar (1956)

Movie
Captain Jenkins, Head Guard
Jail Busters

Jail Busters (1955)

Movie
Herkimer Crawford / Willard Kerner
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke (1955)

TV
6
Henry 'Tiny' Longtree
The Silver Star

The Silver Star (1955)

Movie
Capt. Webber / Milo
Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse (1952)

TV
Steve / Marvin Platt
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV
Captain Jess Henshaw
Rookie Fireman

Rookie Fireman (1950)

Movie
Capt. Benjamin Black
The Spanish Main

The Spanish Main (1945)

Movie
George 'Deacon' Markham
Scared Stiff

Scared Stiff (1945)

Movie
Police Lt. Barry Lane
Cry of the Werewolf

Cry of the Werewolf (1944)

Movie
Sgt. Archie Dixon
Bombardier

Bombardier (1943)

Movie
Lt. of Detectives Dundy
The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Movie
5.17
Police Lieutenant Steve McBride
Torchy Blane in Chinatown

Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)

Movie
Capt. Cogswell
The Storm

The Storm (1938)

Movie
Detective Captain Rourke
Jailbreak

Jailbreak (1936)

Movie
Himself (uncredited)
A Dream Comes True

A Dream Comes True (1935)

Movie
First Cop (uncredited)
All of Me

All of Me (1934)

Movie
Policeman Baxter
Lone Cowboy

Lone Cowboy (1933)

Movie
Commissioner McLennan
Tillie and Gus

Tillie and Gus (1933)

Movie
Detective with Handcuffs
Crimes Square

Crimes Square (1931)

Movie
Immigration Officer
Politics

Politics (1930)

Movie
Football Player (uncredited)
The Quarterback

The Quarterback (1926)

Movie
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1902-12-25

Deathday
1969-01-01 (66 years old)

Birth Place
Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Ernest Barton MacLane, Barton Mac Lane, Barton Maclane, Barton McLane, Бартон Маклейн

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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